January on my phone

Can you believe that we are still running outside in January?! The weather has been so great this year and we are loving it! We only had a few snowfalls and they were really light. Running in the cold isn't so bad if you bundle up and have a running buddy. Absolutely worth it for the beautiful sunrises and good company. 

Since we haven't had a lot of snow, Gracie made one herself.

With the big kids going back to school 4 days a week, Ruby has become my little buddy. Her buddy Palmer that we babysat isn't coming anymore so she has become totally bored of me. She's so good with the twins and finding something to keep them entertained all day. She's also become a very motivated little reader and is determined to pass Benny up on reading lessons so we have started to do one every afternoon. I have confidence that she will be reading before kindergarten even starts.

Lots of vent sitting going on around here! This is the vent they are always scrambling over right next to the sliding door.

 

Ruby prefers the vent in front of the kitchen sink.

For family home evening we made "The Lord's worker" hats to go along with D&C 4. We talked about the qualifications of the Lord's worker and glued the stars onto the hat. Haken was a good sport and made one too. We encouraged all of the kids to memorize D&C 4 with the incentive of a treat. Haken memorized it by the end of the week and got a box of candy. Gracie got 2 verses down and is working on the rest.

Tenny has loved accessorizing. One day he wouldn't take Gracie's glasses off all morning. It made me wonder if he could actually see better with them on. He also had a cold for a few days (as you can tell in the picture with the red shoes) compliments of Gracie. Luckily it never really hit anyone else very bad, just a few sniffles and stuffy noses.

Lots of book reading and blankets going on!

Our friends are still hanging on our garage door as I just don't want to take them down. I've loved having my friends in my house again even if it is just a picture. I can't wait for them to come back to our house for real.

 On the last day of January, we finally got a good enough snowfall for the kids to play in. The twins went outside for the first time in the snow. They had mixed reviews. Tenny loved it and wouldn't stop eating the snow. Chap was apprehensive and curious.